WHY DO PEOPLE ERR?

 29Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

 

We live in a day and time so full of false doctrine, and so many strange teachings. How are we to know what is right and what is wrong? Here Jesus gives us a recipe on how to know the truth. Nr one, we must know the scripture. Too many people today, just don’t know their bible. They seem little and not interested in searching and study the scriptures. Paul tells Timothy: “Study to make yourself approved”. We must study and meditate on Gods word. Knowing the scriptures however is not enough. The Pharisees and scribes at the time of Jesus knew the scriptures, yet they did err. That’s because they lacked the other thing Jesus said here. They did not know the power of God. This is what the apostles received on the day of Pentecost. Ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost comes upon you…

We need two things, the Word, and the Spirit. This is what Jesus told the woman at the well. You must worship the Father in Spirit (power) and truth (scriptures).

In the holy place in the tabernacle, there were three items. In the middle the altar of incense representing our worship. On the left side the candlestick, representing the Spirit. And on the right side the table of showbread representing the word of God. We must worship (incense) him in Spirit (Candlestick) and in the truth (Shewbread). When we do that God will make sure we do not fall astray.